Roll up window screens



Nov. 24, 1964 E. J. NEY 3,158,195

ROLLUP WINDOW SCREENS Filed April 25, 1962 a Sheets-Sheet 1 24 3/ F51- 5 zoj :fi 24 224 13 75 T 1 22 42 /30 4?; 11 F l G. 3

. INVENTOR. EUGENE J. NEY

ATTORNEY Nov. 24, 1964 E. J. NEY 3,158,195

ROLLVUP WINDOW SCREENS Filed April 23, 1962 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 {7/ /52 7" INVENTOR.

EUGENE J. NEY

A T TOQNEX United States Patent 3,153,195 BULL UP WENDGW SEREENS Eugene J. Nay, Yonkers, N.Y., assigncr to Ney-Land, inc, Mount Vernon, N311, a corporation of New York Filed Apr. 23, 1962,'Ser. No. 189,585 1 Claim. (El. 160-26) This invention relates to roll up window screens.

An object of this invention is to provide in a window screen provided with a spring roller, improved means to adjust the tension of the pull up or winding torsion spring.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a window screen of the character described, a spring actuated roller, cloth attached at its upper end to the roller, an operating bar to which the lower end of the screen cloth is attached, a pair of fixed vertical guides at opposite sides of the screen cloth, and leveling, fiating, anti-rocking devices having means engaging the guides for vertical sliding movement, and means engaging the ends of the operating bar for horizontal sliding movement.

Yet another object of this invention is to provide in a screen of the character described, highly improved means for latching the operating bar to the vertical side guides.

Still another object of this invention is to provide in a screen of the character described, an operating bar which (a) attaches to the screen cloth, (lg) houses the latch assembly, (0) receives the anti-rocking leveling pins, (d) is tamper proof, (e) holds a sealing strip which contacts the lower portion of the windowframe, (f) has space for attaching screws which holds together the two main parts, of which the operating bar is made, and (g) has means for snapping together the two main parts of which the operating bar consists.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide in a screen of the character described a pair of vertical, screen guides. Each of these (a) comprises two pieces; that is, a back part and a front cover, (12) the back part having a flange for mounting on the window frame, (0) said guide having vertical slots to receive a rail bar on the leveling device, (d) and a slot to receive a striker or keeper pin for engagement with the latch on the operating bar, (2) has a slot for attaching screws to attach the back part to the cover, (f) has stiffening longitudinal ribs.

A still further object of this invention is to provide in a window screen of the character described, a lever to operate the latches, located close to a finger push bar on the operating bar so that the lever may be actuated and the push bar pressed, with one hand of the operator.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a strong and durable window screen of the character described which shall be relatively inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble and manipulate, which shall be smooth and positive in operation and practical and efiicient to a high degree in use.

Other objects of this invention will in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts, which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of invention will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings in which is shown an illustrative embodiment of this invention,

FIG. 1 is a front view of a window frame provided with a window screen embodying the invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged, cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of FIG. 1;

3,158,195 Patented Nov. 24, 1964 FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a partial, front elevational view of the operating bar;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 77 of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 88 of FIG. 7; and

FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken on line 99 of FIG. 1. p

Referring now in detail to the drawing, 10 designates a roll type window screen construction embodying the invention. The same comprises a pair of vertical similar, symmetrical side guide members 11, one attached to window mullion 12 shown in FIG. 3 in dot-dash lines, and one attached to a window jamb 13 also shown in dot-dash lines. interconnecting the upper ends of said guide members and mounted thereon, is a box 14 housing a roller 15 for a screen cloth 16 to the lower end of which is attached an operating bar 17 projecting into said guide members.

Each side guide member 11 comprises a back part 20 and a cover 21 therefor. The back part 20 comprises a vertical back wall 22 formed with a forwardly projecting rib 23 at its inner end. Extending from the opposite end of Wall 22, at right angles thereto, is a rearwardly extending flange 24 which contacts and is attached to, the mullion 12 or jamb 13-, by screws 24a. Also extending forwardly of said back wall 22, in the plane of flange 24, is a wall 25 formed at its inner side with a web 26 at right angles to said wall 25, and from which extends a flange 27 parallel to said wall and forming a longitudinal groove 28 therewith.

Extending from wall 22 are parallel ridges 3t), 31,

i 32 forming parallel grooves 33, 34. Groove 33 is opposite web 26. Groove 34 is located just beyond flange 27. Wall 25 is formed at its outer end with a recessed shoulder 35.

Cover 21 comprises a wall 40 parallel to wall 22. Extending from the inner end of wall 40 is a rib 41 aligned with rib 23 of wall 22. Extending rearWardly from the outer end of wall 40 is a rib 42 seated in shoulder 35. Said wall 4% is also formed, adjacent rib 42, at the inside thereof, with a recess 44 in which are seated the front ends of walls 25 and 27. Wall 40 closes groove 28. Screws 45 screwed through wall 40 and into groove 28 engage opposed surfaces of walls 25, 27 to attach cover 21 to part 20 of the guide member 11. Horizontal transverse pins 46 driven through wall 26 and into groove 33 serve as latch strikes, as will be explained hereinafter. The pins 46 are located at any selected vertically spaced positions. One position is such as to keep the screen closed, as will be explained hereinafter; and other positions are to keep the screen in partially open positions.

Wall 40 is also formed at its inner side with a vertical rib 47 parallel to and spaced from wall 27, forming therewith a slot 48 which is similar in width and inopposed relation to groove or slot 34 in part 20.

The box 14 comprises a back part 50 comprising a wall 50a. Wall 50a is formed at its upper end with a forwardly extending flange 52 provided at its upper side with a rib 53 of dove-tailcross-section. At its lower end, wall 50a has a forwardly extending flange 54 disposed over the upper end of back wall 22 of the guide member 11, and a downwardly extending flange 55 engaging the rear side of said back wall.

The box 14 comprises a second part 56. Part 56 comprises a top wall 57, a front Wall 58 and a bottom wall 5%. Top wall 58, at the underside of its rear end, has a thickened portion 60 formed with a slot 61 of dove-tail cross-section, slidably receiving the dove-tail rib 53. Bottom wall 59 has at its rear end, an upwardly curved flange 65 forming, with flange 54, a passage 66 for the screen cloth 16, as will appear hereinafter. Box 14 is substantially square in transverse cross section, as shown, and projects forwardly of the guide members 11.

Received in the ends of the box are end closure members 7 i), 71. Member 70 has a transverse square wall '72 formed with a top flange 73 contacting the underside of wall 57, a front flange 74 contacting the inner side of front wall 58, a bottom flange 75 contacting the upper side of bottom wall 59 and a rear flange 76 contacting the front side of wall Siia of back member 50. Flanges 73, 74, 75, 76 may be riveted or otherwise fixed to the walls 57, 58, 59, 50a, by rivets or fasteners 77.

The opposite end member 71 has a wall 72a and flanges 73a, 74a, 75a, 76a corresponding to wall 72 and flanges 73, 74, 75, 76. The flanges are also fixed to the walls 57, 58, 59, 50a by fasteners 77.

Wall 72 of end member 70 has a central opening 89 rotatably receiving a reduced hub 81 of a worm wheel 82 formed with an axial through opening through which passes one end of a horizontal rod or shaft 83. The worm wheel is pinned to rod 83, as at 82a. The other end of said rod is journalled in a central opening flea in wall 72a. Journalled in suitable horizontally aligned openings in flanges 74, 76 is a horizontal shaft 85 to which is fixed a worm 87 meshing with worm wheel 82 whereby rotation of the worm will rotate the shaft 33. The front end of shaft 85 is formed with a kerf or slot 53 so that said shaft may be turned with use of a screw driver, whereby to adjust the angilar position of shaft 83, for the purpose hereinafter appearing. Fixed to wall 72 are a pair of similar symmetrical L-shaped brackets 85a having parallel flanges 85b formed with hearing openings =85c through which shaft 85 passes. Said flanges 85b are located at opposite ends of worm 87 to prevent longitudinal movement of shaft 85. On shaft 83 are washers 9t), 91 disposed on opposite sides of wall 72a. A transverse pin 92 passing through rod 83 contacts washer 91.

Rotatably mounted on the rod 83, inside of the end members 70, 71 are bushings 93, 94 carrying a roller sleeve or cylinder 95 fixed to said bushings at its ends.

Sleeve 95 is formed with a longitudinal inwardly grooved portion 96, of U-shaped cross-section. The bottom of said portion is slotted longitudinally as at 97, at the end thereof adjacent bushing 93. The bushings 93, 94 are grooved as at 93a, 94a to receive the groove portion 96 of the cylinder 95. On the rod 83 is a loose sleeve 98. Loose on the sleeve 98 is a coil torsion spring 99 having one end 1110 fixed to shaft 83 just beyond sleeve 98, and on opposite end 101 engaging in slot 97 in the bottom of grooved portion 96. Hence the torsion, coil spring 99, connects the shaft 83 with sleeve 95.

Means is provided to removably mount the box 14 on the mullion 12 and jamb 13 above the upper ends of the side guides 11. Said means comprises a pair of similar, symmetrically disposed end brackets 89' into which the opposite ends of box 14 are nested and which are fixed in the manner hereinafter described to the mullion 12 and window jamb 13.

Each bracket 89 comprises an endwall 8% from which extends a top flange 89b contactingthe upper surface of top wall 57, and a bottom flange 89c contacting the underside of bottom wall 59. End walls 89a contact the end edges of walls 57, 58, 59 and 511a as well as the end edges of flanges 73, 74, 75, 76, at one end of the box and 73a, 74a, 75a, 76a at the other end of the box.

Extending from walls 89a are flanges 89d attached to the mullion and jamb by screws $92. Also extending from end wall 89a of each bracket 89, at right angles thereto, and between flanges 89d, is a flange 89 contacting the back of wall 50a. A strap 89g is slidably mounted on each bracket 89. Each strap 89g comprises a web 89h contacting wall 58, and flange 89 contacting flange 89b and 890. Said flanges 89b and 89c have slots 89 and 8916 running longitudinally of the box and slidably receive lugs 89! on flange 591'. By sliding off the straps 89g, the box 14 may be slid out of the brackets 89 for replacement, repair, cleaning or any other purpose.

One end of the screen cloth 16 is inserted into grooved portion 96 and clamped or anchored therein by a long rubber pin 162. The cloth screen passes through opening 56 and between guide members 11 for attachment to the operating bar 17 in the manner to be explained hereinafter.

The operating bar 17 comprises a back part and a front cover part 111 attached thereto.

The back part 119 comprises a back wall 112 from the upper end of which extends forwardly a thickened portion 113 formed with a round groove 114 of more than 180, and from which extends forwardly, a central throat 115. The lower wall 116 below the slot 114 has at its forward end, a downwardly projecting lip 118. Extending forwardly from back wall 112, in spaced relation below wall 116, is a wall 119 having an upwardly extending lip 126 opposed to lip 113. Between walls 116 and 119 is-a slot or groove 121. In said groove is a plastic, tubular rod 122 provided with a longitudinal lip 123. The lower end of the screen cloth 16 passes between thickened part 113 and cover 111 of the operating bar, around lip 113 and around rod 22 and its lip 123, and is anchored thereby to the back member 110.

Extending forwardly from back wall 112, in spaced relation below wall 119, is a wall 125 formed at its underside with a longitudinal groove 126. Said wall 125 is also formechat its underside, and forwardly of slot 126, with an inverted V-shaped slot 127 for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Extending forwardly from the lower end of-wall 112 is a thickened portion 139 formed with a round slot 131,

of more than 180 in angular extent and from which extends a throat 132. The upper side of wall 130 is formed with a slot 133 disposed below and in alignment with and in opposition to slot 126. 7

Cover part 111 comprises a wall 135 in a vertical plane, contacting the front of back part 110 and is attached thereto by screws 136 passing into slot 136a formed between wall 119 and wall 125. Wall 135 has a rearwardly extending rib 137 of inverted V-shaped cross-section engaging in the inverted V-shaped groove 127. Extending rearwardly from the lower end of wall 135 is a flange.

14-1 contacting the underside of thickened portion 130. Flange 14% has at its rear end, an upwardly projecting beveled lip 141 which engages a beveled complementary surface 142 at the lower rear surface of wall 112. At the underside of flange is a T-shaped slot 143 receiving a plastic flexible sealing strip 144 and provided with a. tongue 145 to contact the upper surface of the lower sill of the window frame. In attaching the cover 111 to the back part 110, the lip 137 snaps into the groove 127.

Fixed to the middle of the cover part 111 adjacent its lower edge is a push bar 150. Said push bar has a wall 151 contacting wall 135 and fixed thereto by screws 151a. Extending horizontally forwardly from said wall 151 is a flange 152 engageable by the operator, to push the operating bar 17 up or down. i

The ends of the operating bar 17 are connected to the guides 11 by a pair of similar, symmetrical, anti-rocking 43 of vertical guides 11. Fixed to each bar 161 are a pair of horizontal round pins 162, 162a slidably received in the horizontal slots or grooves 114, 131, respectively. The bars 161 slide up and down in the guides and the pins 162, 162a slide in and out to prevent binding and rocking and to make allowances if the guides are not absolutely vertical. I

Means is provided to releasably latch the operating bar against upward movement at predetermined vertical positions (determined by placement of strike pins 46) while allowing the operating bar to be pulled down. To this end, the wall 112 of back member lit? is formed with a bearing openin 179 centrally located between the ends of the operating bar and its axis located between walls 125, 139. An annular anti-friction liner 171 may be fitted around the inner edge portion of said opening.

Wall 135 is formed with an opening 172 similar to opening 170 and co-axial therewith and it also is provided with an anti-friction annular liner 173. Wall 125 and thickened wall 138 are centrally cut away concentrically with opening 171} to provide a recess 174. Rotatably mounted in the liner 171 is an actuator member 175 comprising a hub 1'76 passing into opening 179, an enlarged hub 177 extending therefrom, and a disc 178 received in recess 174 and provided with a front transverse slot 179. Member 175 has an axial through opening 189. Extending through opening 18% is an internally threaded sleeve 181 which projects forwardly through opening 172. to the front of the operating bar. On sleeve 181 is a tube 182 journalled in liner 173. Said tube is provided at its rear end with lugs 183 projecting into cross slot 179, so as to rotate therewith. At its front end, said tube 182 is provided with a crank handle 185. Screws 1%, 137 are screwed into opposite ends of sleeve 181 toassemble the handle 135 with member 175. 7

Disc 178 is formed with a pair of through holes 196 on a diameter at right angles to cross slot 179, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

Slidably mounted in the operating bar on opposite slides thereof are latches 191. The upper edges of said latches are received in grooves 126. Their lower edges.

are received in grooves 133. Said latches 191 have outer upwardly and outwardly inclined edges 192. Said latch bars 191 pass loosely through vertical slots 194 in bars 161. Fixed to each latch bar 191 is an inwardly extending wire or pin 196 passing through a guide slot 197 in a lug 198 out from wall 112 and bent forwardly toward cover 111. On guide pin or wire 196 is a coil compression spring 2% interposed between the inner end of latch bar 191 and lug 198. Thus the springs 29d tend to push the latches outwardly and into the planes of pins 46. The inclined edges 192 permit that latches to be pushed back as the screen is lowered, to by-pass the striker or keeper pins 4-6.

Each latch bar 191 has at its lower edge, an undercut edge 201 forming a set back shoulder 292. The rear side of each latch bar 191 is formed with a longitudinally horizontal groove 294. The disc 178 is connected to the latches 191 by connecting rods, pins or wires 2%. Each connector 266 has an offset inner finger 297 engaging in an opening 19%), passes through groove 2% and has a finger 298 engaging shoulder 292. it will now be understood that rotation of handle 185 will cause retraction of the latches inwardly of pins 4-5 to permit lifting up of the operating bar. It will be noted that the handle is close to flange 152 so that both may be engaged by one hand and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use. 1

As possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

A window screen comprising a pair of parallel, vertical, spaced guides, a torsion spring actuated roller rotatably mounted at the upper ends of said guides, a screen cloth having its upper end attached to said roller, an operating bar attached to the lower end of said screen cloth, and a pair of members having first portionsengaging said guides for vertical sliding engagement with vertical inner surfaces of said guides, and second portions fixed to said first portions, respectively, and engaging said operating bar for horizontal sliding movement relative to said bar, said guides each comprising spaced opposed walls and an outer wall forming a channel open at its inner side, and the outer ends of said operating bar projecting into said guides through their open inner sides, for vertical and horizontal sliding movement in said channels, the spaced walls of said guides having opposed parallel grooves, and said tirst portions comprising guide bars having opposed edges receivedin said parallel grooves to provide said sliding engagement of said first parts with said guides, said operating bar having a pair of horizontal, parallel grooves, and said second portions each comprising parallel pins fixed to said guide bars and slide.- ble in said horizontal grooves.

References Qited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Australia Mar. 15, 1937 

